HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 524 Draft 01 2024-2026COUNTY OF HAWAPI STATE OF HAWAI`I
RESOLUTION NO. 524 26
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A DONATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL DISHWASHER
AND DISH COLLECTION BIN FOR THE HO`I RETURNABLE DISH PROGRAM TO
BE USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.
WHEREAS, Article JHII, Section 13-12, of the Charter of the County of Hawaii
(hereinafter "the Charter") provides that the Council, "on behalf of the county, may accept gifts
of donations of money, securities or other personal property or of real estate or any interest in
real estate"; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 30, Section 2-162(a), of the Hawaii County Code 1983
(2016 Edition, as amended) (hereinafter "the Code") provides, in part, that "gifts or donations of
money, securities, or personal property which fall within the capitalization procedures of the
department of finance may be accepted by resolution approved by the council"; and
WHEREAS, Perpetual Use Inc., a non-profit entity, (hereinafter, "Perpetual") wishes to
donate an industrial dishwasher with an estimated value of $245,000 and a dish collection bin
with an estimated value of $3,571 to the Department of Environmental Management (hereinafter,
"DEM"); and
WHEREAS, this dishwasher and dish collection bin are intended to be used for the Ho`i
Returnable Dish Program, a community -wide reuseable foodware program designed and
implemented by DEM, Perpetual, Zero Waste Hawaii Island, and the University of Hawaii Sea
Grant Program; and
WHEREAS, in 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (hereinafter,
"EPA") awarded the County $1,522,130 in grant funding through the Solid Waste Infrastructure
for Recycling grant program (hereinafter, "SWIFR') to support program infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, due to EPA administrative delays in processing the procurement waiver
necessary for the dishwasher, a secondhand dishwasher was purchased through other funding
sources; and
WHEREAS, alternate funding sources allowed for the purchase of a secondhand
machine with higher throughput capabilities at a lower cost than would have been otherwise
possible through SWIFR funds; and
WHEREAS, S WIFR funds will be used to purchase one hundred collection bins through
an Invitation to Bid process, however, the project partners required one bin to accurately portray
the process of participating in the Ho`i Returnable Dish Program, which Perpetual was able to
purchase with other grant funds; and
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WHEREAS, because the dishwasher and dish collection bin were purchased using non-
SWIFR funds, Perpetual currently owns the dishwasher and dish collection bin; and
WHEREAS, on December 29, 2025, the County entered a contract with a reuse provider
to operate the reuse program through Request for Proposals No. 4598 - Hilo Reusable Foodware
System; and
WHEREAS, as part of the contract, the County is providing no -cost use of key
equipment and supplies, including the dishwasher and dish collection bin to the operator; and
WHEREAS, this ownership transfer aligns the equipment with the County's role as the
lead public agency for the Ho`i Returnable Dish Program, ensures proper stewardship of core
program infrastructure, and supports long-term operational continuity; and
WHEREAS, DEM is grateful for this donation and recommends its acceptance by the
Council; now, therefore,
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I that,
pursuant to Section 13-12 of the Charter and Section 2-162 of the Code,the donation from
Perpetual Use Inc. hereinabove described is hereby accepted.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to William V. Brilhante,Jr.,Managing Director; Daniel Girvan,Director of
Environmental Management; and Ellie Moss,Perpetual Use Inc., 510 Columbia Drive,Tampa,
FL 33606.
Dated at Kona ,Hawai`i,this 22nd day of April ,20 26 .
INTRODUCED BY:
CO C ME R, COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo,Hawai`i GALIMBA X
HUSTACE X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by INABA X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawai`i on April 22, 2026 KAGIWADA X
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
ATTEST: KIMBALL X
ONISHI X
VILLEGAS X
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Reference: C-831/Waived FC
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